Chapter 160: Returning to the Master
The Fifth Army returned to Myitky to fight back.
After all, the Fifth Army at this time had more than 30,000 people, and there was also a large amount of equipment, and if it was transported back by ferry, it would be far from complete until dawn.
And it should be said that there is no need to use the ferry to transport it back at this time.
On the one hand, this is because the morale of the Fifth Army at this time has been greatly boosted because of the desperate situation, and on the other hand, Du Yuming is unwilling to give up such a good opportunity to sneak attack the Japanese army...... The Japanese defense was mainly aimed at Myitkyina, and its strength was only more than 4,000 people, while the Chinese army only had more than 3,000 people in Myitkyina, and the Fifth Army had more than 30,000 troops, which was completely disproportionate.
More importantly...... At this time, the Japanese army felt that the overall situation was decided, and they were only chasing the British army before, but now even the Chinese army and even the strongest Fifth Army were being chased and beaten, and the rest of the war was just the end. Under this kind of mentality, it is easy for the Japanese army to have the mentality of underestimating the enemy, and this is the time to kill the horse pistol.
After looking at the map for a while, he decisively ordered a regiment to go back to the south of Myitkyina along the original road to prepare for blocking the Japanese army, and at the same time asked Zhang Chi to arrange the ferry to take the wounded soldiers and logistics troops along the river to transfer to Myitkyina first, and then the heavy artillery, tanks and the rest of the troops were ready to attack the Japanese army on both sides with the engineer regiment in Myitkyina.
This arrangement was reasonable, especially for the group that had taken the same route back to the south of Myitkyina...... This shows that Du Yuming was confident that he would quickly defeat the more than 4,000 Japanese troops in front of him, and this regiment was arranged south of Myitkyina in order to chase the Japanese army fiercely for a while when the Japanese army broke and fled.
It's just a pity that the Japanese troops outside Myitkyina didn't even notice that the Chinese army had secretly put their knives on their necks.
Of course, Zhang Chi did not participate in this battle, and when several flares hit the artillery of the Fifth Army in the air like hail to the Japanese position, Zhang Chi was organizing a ferry to transport the wounded to Myitkyina.
This was a battle with no suspense at all, and the battle was really just as Du Yuming envisioned, and the Japanese army was defeated by the Fifth Army with a charge...... In addition to the disproportionate strength of the two sides, another reason for this was that the soldiers of the Fifth Army fought bravely, although many of the soldiers of the Fifth Army had been hungry for a day by this time. But they knew that Myitkyina was the only place to live, so they all rushed towards the Japanese army like tigers descending from the mountain.
On the other hand, the Japanese artillery and tank units were even completely exposed to the Fifth Army...... Still defending Myitkyina, they did not expect the Fifth Army to come from the rear, so they were killed in the face and fled southward, and the regiment that was fleeing and ambushed in its retreat played its role again, so another pile of bullets and shells, and it was not long before the Japanese army was scattered.
When the sky was getting brighter, the outside of Myitkyina was full of tanks, artillery and pieces of corpses dropped by the Japanese army, among which Du Yuming was especially excited about the capture of several Type 92 cannons of the Japanese army.
Having fought with the Japanese army for a long time, he knew how powerful this cannon was, and he also knew that this cannon was a treasure for the Japanese army. It was only in the country that a ...... was seized under rare circumstances It is said that after the Type 92 cannon was captured by China, the Japanese army negotiated with the national army in a very strange way, saying that they were willing to exchange prisoners or other equipment, and the Japanese squadron leader who lost the gun after being rejected by the national army apologized for this.
It can also be seen from this that this artillery is precious, and at this time, three guns were captured and two were blown up, which is a proud achievement if it is placed in China.
But in fact, after the artillery was surrendered, it was just a show, and it didn't work much until later...... Three guns were captured, but only about 20 shells were fired. Who would want to take such a big guy to the battlefield with only more than twenty shells to fight?
What's more, the British army also has ten American M59 cannons in the equipment left behind in Myitkyina, which is much better than the Japanese Type 92 in all aspects, so this Type 92 is not uncommon.
Then came the rendezvous of the Engineer Regiment and the Fifth Army. That scene is really not something that outsiders can imagine, and even outsiders will feel strange if they see this scene...... Why do these people who don't know each other hug each other and cheer and cry bitterly?!
The mood of the fighters at this moment is naturally not something that outsiders can understand.
This is not a simple teacher, but a teacher in a foreign land...... Even when I see my fellow countrymen in other places, I will have tears in my eyes. What's more, these soldiers are still fighting in the war, not to mention that these soldiers finally came together after nine deaths, so the happiness of surviving, the longing for their hometown and relatives, the hatred of the enemy, and the burden of war and the pressure of survival, etc. All the pent-up emotions were released when he saw his troops.
Zhang Chi also secretly shed tears, at that moment, he really felt that this kind of comradeship maintained by life and death and discipline even surpassed that of blood brothers.
Then there is the question of the placement of the Fifth Army.
It is said that although the Engineer Regiment has been waiting for the Fifth Army to come to Myitkyina, after the Engineer Regiment occupied Myitkyina, it was either busy evacuating materials or organizing defense, and really did not consider the problem of resettlement.
However, fortunately, at this time, the expeditionary force had been recognized to some extent by the Burmese people in Myitkyina...... This is also thanks to Zhang Chi, a living Buddha.
Unata spontaneously organized the people to send food and water to the soldiers of the expeditionary force overnight, and also took the initiative to accept the soldiers to their homes to rest.
At this time, the train had been bombed by the Japanese army, and it was a mess everywhere, but with the joint efforts of the Burmese people and the soldiers of the Fifth Army, tents were quickly erected, and even the train cars that had not been burned were turned into good shelters.
Of course, if those Japanese plainclothes had not been caught, the soldiers would not have dared to do so, otherwise the Fifth Army would have suffered heavy casualties if an unsuccessful devil bombarded again.
The soldiers of the Fifth Army were amazed by the transformation of the Burmese people...... How could the Burmese, who had always been suspicious of the Chinese military, become so enthusiastic?
Then they got the answer from the Burmese-speaking overseas Chinese: it was the living Buddha who enlightened them and let them know that the Chinese were friends with the Burmese people.
"Oh!" When the soldiers heard this, they suddenly realized, and they couldn't help but be grateful for the "living Buddha" in the Burmese mouth.
It's just that what they don't know is...... The living Buddha in the Burmese population is actually a company commander in the engineering regiment, and they have even seen this company commander, Zhang Chi who pulled them back in time in front of the Savage Mountain. (To be continued.) )